Proceedings of the 1986 International Congress on Renewable Energy Sources. Application of land classification to estimate the potential of biomass in Spain. International Congress on Renewable Energy Sources [18-23 Mayo 1986, Madrid].

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
Terol, S., ed. Buncel, R.G.H. Rossello, R. Elena. Lawson, G.J.

1987

V.1
CIENA
1113

84-00-6673-1

A land classification technique is described which could help to predict the possible bioenergy production of a region, from ecological and physical measurements in sample areas which occupy only a small proportion of the region as a whole. The method allocates sample areas within strata which are derived from an objective mathematical classification using physiographic variables which are easily available from maps. Detailed measurements of soil and vegetation are then made within the sample areas (often 1 km squares), and this data is used to predict the types of energy crops which could be planted, and to estimate their likely yields. This technique has been preformed in detail for Britain. It has also been used in the region of Navarra, and its potential is briefly demonstrated for Spain as a whole. ABSTRACT. INTRODUCTION. STUDIES IN BRITAIN. The Merlewood land classification system. Land availability for wood energy plantations in Britain. STUDIES IN SPAIN. Land classification. Land availability fo rforestry in Navarra. A possible land availability study for energy in Spain. CONCLUSION. REFERENCES.

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ESPAÑA; BIOMASA; TECNICAS DE PRODUCCION; USO DE LA TIERRA; CLASIFICACION; POTENCIAL DE LA TIERRA;